закусить

Russian

Etymology

за- (za-) +‎ куси́ть (kusítʹ)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [zəkʊˈsʲitʲ]
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Verb

закуси́ть • (zakusítʹ) pf (imperfective заку́сывать)

  1. to bite
    закуси́ть гу́бы ― zakusítʹ gúby ― to bite one's lip
    закуси́ть язы́к ― zakusítʹ jazýk ― to keep one's mouth shut; hold one's tongue
    закуси́ть удила́ (и) ― zakusítʹ udilá (i) ― to get/take the bit between one's teeth
  2. to have a snack, to get a bite, to eat
    закуси́ть на́скоро ― zakusítʹ náskoro ― to snatch a quick bite
  3. (eating) to take (with)
    закуси́ть ры́бой ― zakusítʹ rýboj ― to have a bit of fish

Conjugation

Descendants

  • → Romanian: zacusi (Moldova)
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